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Elevate Careers

Building STEM communities

Building communities for a diverse and inclusive STEM world

The Elevate careers community is designed to make STEM industries more diverse and inclusive, energizing progress to build the future our world needs. 

Through our community groups, we aim to bring skilled people together, elevating diverse STEM talent. We're placing the microscope on critical issues and barriers within STEM and supporting underrepresented professionals in taking the leap to their next opportunity. With workshops to build your CV and personal brand, to talks from role models in your field, our communities will cover topics and trends that are relevant to you.  

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Representation within STEM
Pathways into STEM
Reskilling in STEM
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Women in STEM

Tackling gender inequity in STEM.

Our Women in STEM program places the microscope on the gender gap and explores the participation and representation of Women in STEM jobs.

We've partnered with Women Who Code to tackle the issues of gender representation in STEM head on.

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Representation within STEM

Increasing representation within STEM.

Our Representation within STEM program hones in on the lack of diversity in STEM jobs with a particular focus on ethnic and racial communities. It aims to understand and raise awareness of underrepresentation within STEM jobs.

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Pathways into STEM

Tackling access and raising awareness of opportunities in STEM for young people.

Our Pathways into STEM program targets low-income and first-generation STEM learners and provides the career guidance they need to pursue a STEM career.

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Reskilling in STEM

Providing access to training and development that support reskilling or upskilling within STEM fields.

Our reskilling in STEM program supports workers whose jobs are at risk of becoming redundant in the near future or are looking to switch to a career into STEM.

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“Elevate careers is the bridge between bringing skilled people together and elevating diverse talent. Through our community and educational events, we discuss important topics in the STEM ecosystem with the goal to build a more diverse and inclusive STEM world.” Elizabeth Lam, Senior Community Program Manager

Check out our community events

Authentic Team Building
26 July 2023

Authentic Team Building

Strong teams are better communicators, planners, motivators, and collaborators..

Pivoting Your Career
20 July 2023

Pivoting Your Career

Pivoting Your Career - Moving into a new Department, Title Changes, Lateral Moves

Discover other ways we are striving forwards

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Want to get involved?

Contact us for any speaker opportunities or to share your event ideas with us to help us make this community the best it can be!

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